Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-08-09

This Is an excaslon untqusllet In The
state OF Maine.
Prof n. &. Roblnson, of Bowioln Col.
leee. lscturcd on Recent Progress In Sci.
ence, on Friday s,enlng. Taking the ed.
ucail0nal eide of The question. he showed
that while science teaching had not accom-.
pllshed al It's friends coui have wished,
Ia making men more practical or 81 better
judgment. sun. The predictions of IT,
enemies that 10 would iispiace The classics
and prove athelsilc IN IL Tendencies, had
no, been realized. II had b,sn shown that
science and religion cid 10, conflict
Saturday. the programme was nlled by
the W. G. 7. u. under the direction OF
Mrs. l. NJ W. Stevens. President OF The
Maine Branch.
Mrs Maria UpAam Drake gave two en-.
cCllsnt addresses. OF which 10 II possible
to give only an outline. In the morning
che spoke OF The danger % moral apathy In
this couuiry. The history of The Amerl.
can nation 10 The past l. the prophecy OF
The future. This l. - surely chosen peo-
PIE a. tie jewish nation. Moral lcrment
l. reccsssfy for the fall deyelopemeut OF
the race; nothing IL 30 dangerous a. NOR
al spAihy. This cOuniry Is looked upon
by al the world a. the arena 81 moral con-
ilei. We might ssy to-day tha, This erea,
reTnhlic eau never fall but by suicide; bat
q close observer can sec moral poison sap
ping our nations ne. The laArClh deb,
len ~ the var, I. The least deb. IL len
Couficts % brute force are always demon.
allE'ng. TIE sp'rlt % gnrcsi, pcrvaiiug
90 many oisscCs ofsociCiy, l. largely The
result 90 TIE war. One great prosperity
has bslumhsf tie moral scnse- 80 TIA, We
have gone farther away nom our ODD. \
usitrlallsiio splfi; has ssld, IL us eat.
frirk. snd D. merry" AL these causes
lavr tsrded % p-o'ucc smother evil that
70 iutsup,rlrcc. The American nation
hRs seemed % he Ia Rip Van Winkle
SLEEP f1r IS years. aud u day We he'd that
lps,CAi Ofth- school house The saloon =
L. gr,s At factor ln cur national ne. The
sbod c.ilx.n Who SAYS Ii Il ronc % my
business. L. largely responsible Tor these
evils To sias OF omission ATE greater
ihsn thnss OF commission. There u nee.
,ssliy OF tremendous enthusiasm 90
arouse az classes Thls l. being supplied
~ he work VI wumau when GVt brought
wolranhood upon the dcii. ~ brought =
force that will never Yield ard never CON.
promise whsn God wanted The woman
% car uAiiou fJr tbs work. DC gave a. The
sevlrs machine ard inv,hii1ts. - give "a
leisure fpg moral reform T. Toe meu %
Malice ~ saY, ~ want you - cuf1rcr thr
l.v. ari make 10 tnown that prohibition
toss pfoai1.L
Mr. DRAKE L. assry powerful speaker,
ant both lectures were excellent
Ia toe Afternoon she spoke on tha chfls.
iion Home a.. the uolt ~ CivllifNtlon.
/ She showed thst ths d,cilnv % ihs Grrrs
,ui konan ymp.f,- "a, caused by The De-
clnc % purity In Tie home. sol that The
sams DAGGER thfr.irns oar country. call
trcn ,fc rot pfopcrly controlled ani - ihvy
grow older tbs fact Csute- iuismpcfaucc
ani other vlor- Great hotels soi bltri'
I ing houses are causire Tie ioss ~ the is.
iiVilud family. Cool cookius Is pos
crfui c'smsri In hons M. sIi sgsirsi In.
Iumpcf,nce Too much discipline l. In
10 ihe moi.cts. The fathers think their
part l. simply o. cara iar bread fJr teelf
I family. etc.
Ssversl W. g. I 4 ne. tlurs were hsi
I Tor general ilscgssisu ~ i,mp~rslcs aui
I tirdut "a bets a. these. Nr. Stevens
h,d tac assistance ~ Miss T.. : Toby.
Pr. o;ih, Mss ". &. 7. L. sui sl.o
Mrs. Geo. Hat. 90 rorilsri. Mlss
we,iou. OF Skowhegs-. Mf. " n. suck.
usy. ~ nf0Nuf-.i. Ms. kl.c1e Smith. 81
C1rul.h, AL Vice Prs. ~ ihc Ns.nc W.
IT. L. A table ~ ismP.rsucc liera,uf,
Wa 90 The grlln - fof sAio AMI 'xtmina.
ton.
saturday yvsnlpg ii va expected there
would BE- an Illustrated lecture ~ k-V. b.
I n. Alcu. bot a. he ssii "uuiug - The %.
IA dspfsyiiy % iosnimsie iAlags' taefc
VS. some fsllufo Ia TIE ihc iariefn. ari
Mr. Auen gave insteaf. lecinfe ca ten
I p.rsncc. Tae hssis 20 true icmperance
movement ilc. In p,rs0nl accountability
- Got Tai. u iae safty ~ TIE uAilJu.
I To llss ~ ihe lnilvliiA Ia thf nts. BE-
CONES terror when 'he mas moves in
The wrong direction n each man will
mead one-ihai one hlmssl!-ihe whole
MI. ne plr.l~i
TIE srrmlu on S1ulsy 49, g.csc4ri ID,
Rev II. e wssiSooi. n. u % Prov.
tcrce. Il l Who sl-o l'c'ufri co Nonfsy
I flrsnoou. A. lion I Il. Reed wis uraplc
O dulsh BIZ wrstsru ioaf In ssAson 10 m-vi
biz eng gcncut hero.
Monday vas Nnlon,l Day. Gov. noi.
vel wss prvs' ~, and pfcsidsd In a." after.
rO0r, when slifsss.. we're s.Ssu 10y Con.
gresham Boutr.i- aus Rev. Nc Wa!;.aksg
- foiiiani. ,ni short speeches male BY
o;hcrs.
Mr whiii,ksr gAyc a. excellent tax Ga
Eiuc,,lon, r,fefflng specially - ne CnAa.
tsuqls work.
Mr Bouisllc spoke of The Influence Of
TIE Cha1iaaquA movement ou The national
character. wo are ton spi 20 fofs,i Tie
nation. ani ioc,iiEs oar in,ei 49,. Tails
rsilou began through ihe pufsuit ~ r,h'
gious liberty The mini l. .lu.O.i unable
| q efasp 49, growth az this country In 100
var. Ihl- growth /, ir,cyAhlc 20 The So.
uc,'isu - The people The lunaerce %
TIE hlmc q, carried oa. In The PATRIOTISM
o; The citizen. rac speaker q1oiei Tens
/ from The census rspOft.. relative @ TIE
growth ofihe country. showing that Amer.
De-, 4, ,r'e % f~ci AT cloihe the world.
ao'isy evening" concert va given,
under direction % Prof Morse, % The
Maine Wesleyan Seminary, a. ktuts I'LL,
s.slsisi by niss Jessie Cochran, ~ Hos.
too. - snioist AMER the cOuc.ft. tbc al.
ru,l camp frr wss klrdlci 90 The river
b,nk. .ni The usual exercise Tor The &. l..
5 e. c.mp ire was conducted by Rev q.
- Lindsey.
Altogether The assembly was 4 greAi
success The rAiry weather he n'si week
hiuder,i Atieni,ncr from adjoining towns
sni ne troahis la gstiiug the horse rail-
vsy in order, msi~ great difference Ia
tie numbers from tie village, ~ Was Shown
BY the crowded ears later on, bat there
uevcf have hssn 20 many strangers on the
grounds
Gov. BOWEL. beiofe Introducing Con.
gresham B0Gts.ie, said Il eau bui make
more remarks 10 congratulate you upon
TIE location OF your grounds. wAs very
much ?.e1sed with the village and with
The zeal shown here 10 cOnrecilng these
ground. with The Z. 80 X II by means
VI this horse railway"
In The limited space We have here, Is l.
impossible % give much idea OF these
meetings. and 20 one can appreciate their